National Adult Literacy Database

CDW Canada's annual contest aims to encourage Canadian educators to use technology in their classrooms in new and innovative ways, and reward those who have succeeded in doing so. New to the contest this year was the video component, which offered educators the opportunity to submit videos that demonstrated how technology was being used to help students learn.

Despite a conservative hiring forecast, nearly four in 10 (38 per cent) executives said they face a recruiting environment that is either somewhat or very challenging. This is up from 32 per cent last quarter.

The Canadian Council on Learning has taken steps to ensure that all of its work will continue to be accessible to Canadians. Through a formal agreement, the intellectual property of CCL has been transferred to the University of Ottawa.

"The Atlantic Work Force Partnership will enable provinces to work together to improve skills training, promote apprenticeship opportunities, recruit and retain immigrants and build on the strengths of our communities to meet new economic challenges and opportunities." - NB Premier David Alward

A total of 950 scholarships, valued at $1,000 or $1,500 each, are available to Alberta apprentices this year. Apprentices may apply for these scholarships online by visiting www.tradesecrets.alberta.ca before the June 29 deadline.

The organization provides skills upgrading and training to Aboriginal people looking for employment in the mining sector, particularly at operations close to their communities.

The workshops presented here focus mainly on the essential skills of Continuous Learning, Thinking, Oral Communications and Working with Others. They have been field tested with various groups of adult learners in Nova Scotia, and are presented here so that practitioners working in adult literacy can use them with their learners.

Many “talkers” in the workplace don’t realize they’re causing their colleagues grief. One approach would be to let her know you’re trying to concentrate and suggest she take scheduled work and personal calls somewhere more private, such as a vacant meeting room.

NALD’s Feature of the Month for June shines the spotlight on AlphaPlus’ Featured Technology section: a fast, easy way to access pertinent information on new technology tools and resources.

On June 5, 2012, a think-tank of experts in youth, criminal justice and literacy will create a much-needed national literacy strategy. The forum will also discuss the results of a national public opinion poll which reveals, among other things, that the public believes education is more important than employment, recreation, or a stable home life, in terms of keeping youth out of jail.